Recorded at Mc Entire's Soma Studios in Chicago and Shaw and Grainger's Giant Studios in Toronto throughout last year, the new record does not, however, feature the talents of producer Dave Newfeld, who played a sizable role in shaping the band's self-titled release and their 2002 breakout, .

You could desire something and be waiting for it and wanting it,” she explains, “And then as soon as you get it, that satisfaction just plants a new seed for new wanting.” It’s as if she’s stumbled into a new spiritual mindset, and hasn’t yet found the holy book to articulate it., Feist’s fifth solo studio album, out this Friday.

It’s an ambitious project that begins, paradoxically, with a more minimal sound.

Cillian Murphy is the kind of guy who can call himself Kitten, put on a dress, make you believe he’s a girl, then make you forget everything else.

His repertoire’s impressive and he is, like his characters, unquestionably memorable.That sound—raw-edged, often acoustic—is just one of what Feist calls the cast of characters on the stage.Each song is a character, of course, but there are more: Feist’s co-producers, Renaud Letang and Mocky; the background tape hiss; the natural forces of the weather and the earth; generations of her own ancestors; human emotions, like the “s-word”—sadness—and the “d-word” (she means “depression,” but she won’t say so).The interview-- along with a handful of new North America and European dates set to take place around the time of the album's release-- is below.Pitchfork: Your last album came out five years ago but, considering the "Broken Social Scene Presents" albums from you and Brendan and the touring you guys did behind them, it's almost like you never left.Starring KevinDrew, LeslieFeist, Zach Galifianakis Director/Editor/Producer: Samir Rehem Producer: Andrew Ferguson, Matt King, Geoff Mc Lean, La Rue Ent., Vision Film Line Producer: Angela Gregory Coordinator: Sara Lacombe, Ingela Travers-Hayward Editor: Geoff Ashenhurst DP: Brendan Steacy1st AC: Nick Kramer2nd AC: Jose de los Angeles DIT: Corey Jennings Gaffer: Mark Mc Carthy Best Boy Electric: Tracy Estes Electric: Josh Foels Driver: Anton Sohn Key Grip: Josh Smith Best Boy Grip: Stephen Chang Grip: Matt Garza1st AD: Erek ‘E Class’ Mateo2nd AD: Jesus Hernandez Sound: Kevin Bazell Hair/Make-Up: Taylor Tompkins PA: Matt Kerr, Brittany Stephan Site Rep: Luis M.